Envelope container



' July 20, 1937. w. H. VAUGHN 2,087,825

ENVELOPE CON TAI NER Filed Dec. 24. 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 20, 1937.w. H. VAUGHN ENVELOPE CONTAINER Filed Dec. 24, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented July 20, 1937 PATsnr or ies 2,087,825 ENVELOPE C(JNTAINERWilliam HQVaiighn,

Nu-Wa Service Company,

Milledgeville, Ga., assignor to Milledgeville, Ga., a

corporation of Georgia Application December 24, 1934, Serial No. 759,093

4 Claims.

' The invention relates to improvements in containers, particularly ofthe envelope type adapted for use in general mailing purposes, whereinthere is provided means for including the address card of the recipientof the container as separate matter from the contents proper of thecontainer, for example, for mail of the fourth class and of the firstclass, if desired.

In the particular embodiment shown, I have for illustrative purposesonly, disclosed and described an envelope of the type, size and shapeadapted'to carry a motor vehicle licenseplate, and means are provided toreceive and retain an address card, which, in this case, may be themotor vehicle registration card which is issued annually with thelicense plates, and on one side thereof usually contains the name andresidence of the addressee.

It is understood that the ments hereinafter described illustrativeembodiare only some of the modifications and uses of which the inventionis capable.

With these and other objects and advantages in mind, attention isdirected to the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention with the closure flap sealed.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my invention with the closure flapopen.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the blank my invention is assembled.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of my invention taken on the line 4-4 ofFigure 1. I

Figure 5 is a sectional View of my invention taken on the line 5-5 ofFigure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of another form of my invention.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of another form of my invention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of another form of my invention.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of another form of my invention.

Figure 10 is a perspective of my invention, and

Figure 11 is a perspective form of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like numeralsindicate like parts, attention is directed to Figure 3, wherein isdisclosed the envelope blank comprising a wall portion III, which, inthis instance, forms the back of the envelope, wall portion II, which,in this instance, forms the front of the envelope, closure flap 12,

from which View of another form view of still another and end closuresl3, the latter with adhesive Hi.

In assembling the envelope from the blank as described, the wall portioni l is folded upon the wall portion H), and the end closures it aresecured thereto by the adhesive it, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In the wall portion 1! i, there is provided a window or aperture it,which is positioned adjacent the fold line of the wall portions it and ll, and may be of any desired shape and substantial size in order thatthe printed or written matter on the address card will be easilyreadable there-- through.

Between the window It and the upper edge of the wall portion ii, thereare provided in said wall portion a plurality of slits or slotsdesignated by numerals l6 and I]. It is understood that in using the.terms slit and slot, they are considered to be equivalents. The slit itextends substantially longitudinally and laterally with respect to theslit ii and the fold line of the wall portions in and ii, and the slitll extends substantially longitudinally with respect to the slit l6 andsaid fold line. It will be noted that the two (2) slits vary in length,slit it being of greater length than slit ll, although the lengths ofthe slits relative to the container and to each other, may be variedaccording to the requirements of the innumerable uses to which theenvelope may be adapted.

The relative position of slit it can, of course, be varied on the wallportion l l, depending upon the'size of the address card, or, as shownin this case, motor vehicle registration card, so that when the envelopeis assembled, the lower edge of the said address card will be supportedby the 'fold line of the wall portions iii and ii, and its upper edgewill be substantially coincident with the longitudinal portion of theslit to, thereby permitting the corners of the card to protrude from thelateral end portions of said slit l6.

The position of slit ill in the wall portion ll, may be varied betweenthe window 15 and the slit l6, dependent upon the length of the closureflap I2. Its position, however, should be such that the closure flap l2will overlie the slit [6 and the matter retained thereby, and beinsertable into the slit I! for retention by the latter, and yet notobscure in any manner the visibility 50 of the window l5. It is evidentalso that the slit l1 may be of various widths, as shown in Figures 1and 6. E

A portion of the closure flap I2 is provided with adhesive l9, While theremaining portion 2|] therebeing provided of is left ungummed, saidportions being defined in Figure 2 by the line AA. In sealing theclosure flap, it is adhesively secured on the wall portion H to a pointadjacent the slit It to form a retaining abutment for the insertedmatter and the remaining portion 20 thereof is inserted into andretained by the slit ll. If desired, of course, the entire closure flapneed not be provided with adhesive securing means, since the sealingslit l1 will maintain said flap in closed position.

In Figure '7, the slit ll is provided with a thumb cut l8, which assistsin the insertion. and removal of the closure flap, and, in Figure 8, theslit I7 is provided With a tab 2! for the same purposes.

In Figure 9, the slit i1 extends longitudinally and laterally withrespect to the slit l6, and to the fold line of wall portions It and H,but in reversed position to slit l6, while, in Figure 10, the slit I!extends longitudinally and laterally with respect to the slit iii and tosaid fold line, and is substantially parallel at all points with slit16.

Figure 11 discloses the slit H as having a zigzag or saw tooth form.

By such arrangement, insertion and removal of the address card isfacilitated without breaking the seal of the contents proper of thecontainer. This is highly advantageous, since the contents proper can.be placed in the container and adhesively sealed either manually ormechanically at the point of production of said contents and the addresscard can be later inserted prior to mailing of the container. Withregard to the specific illustrations herein, the motor vehicle licenseplates can. be made, insertedin theenvelope and sealed wheremanufactured with the plate number stamped, as is usual, on theenvelope. When application is made for licenses, it will merely benecessary to inscribe the required data on the motor vehicleregistration card and insert the same into the container.

It will be obvious that the uses of my invention are many and varied,and it is understood that there are various changes and modifications inthe invention which are contemplated within the scope and spirit of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A container of the class described having a mouth, a wall of thecontainer having slits therein, one of said slits being adaptedtoreceive inserted matter, supporting means on the container spaced fromand cooperating with said last-mentioned slit to fixedly positioninserted matter therein, and a closure flap for closing the mouth of thecontainer, a portion of said closure flap being provided with means toenable it to be united to said wall at a point between the mouth and thelast-mentioned slit and adjacent said last-mentioned slit to form aretaining abutment for the inserted matter, and another portion of theflap being arranged to overlie the last-mentioned slit and extendthrough and frictionally engage the other slit.

2. A container of the class described having a mouth, a wall of thecontainer having slits therein, one of said slits being adapted toreceive inserted matter, supporting means on the container spaced fromand cooperating with said last-mentioned slit to fixedly positioninserted matter therein, and a closure flap for closing the mouth of thecontainer, a portion of said closure flap being coated with an adhesiveso that it may be united to a portion of said wall, at a point betweensaid slit and mouth and adjacent said last-named slit to form anabutment, said flap having an uncoated portion arranged to overlie thelast-named slit and extend through and frictionally engage thesecond-named slit, said abutmerit and said uncoated portion cooperatingto retain said inserted matter.

3. A container of the class described having a mouth, a wall of thecontainer having slits therein, one of said slits being adapted toreceive inserted matter, supporting means on the container spaced fromand cooperating with said last-mentioned slit to fixedly positioninserted matter therein, and a closure fiap for closing the mouth of thecontainer a portion of said closure flap being provided with means toenable it to be united to said wall at a point between the mouth and thelast-mentioned slit and adjacent said lastmentioned slit to form aretaining abutment for the inserted matter and another portion of theflap being arranged to overlie the last-mentioned slit and extendthrough and frictionally engage the other slit, said last-named slitbeing formed to include a tab.

4. A container of the class described having a mouth, a wall of thecontainer having slits therein, one of said slits being adapted toreceive inserted matter, supporting means on the container spaced fromand cooperating with said last-mentioned slit to fixedly positioninserted matter therein, and a closure flap for closing the mouth of thecontainer, a portion of said closure flap ,being provided with means toenable it to be united to said wall at a point between the mouth and thelast-mentioned slit and adjacent said last-mentioned slit to form aretaining abutment for the inserted matter, and another portion of theflap being arranged to overlie the last-mentioned slit and extendthrough and frictionally engage the other slit, said'last-named slitbeing formed to include a'notch.

WILLIAM H. VAUGHN.

